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CONGRESSMAN
' REPORTS
C - By Rep. Burr P. Harrison
WASHINGTON — The exr tent of the overseas military and civilian activities of the -United States in the years since World r War II has produced a peculiar "by product— that happy expatriate on the public payroll who doesnot really .want to come home.
This attitude of ill-concealed regret at being reassigned to one’s homeland shows up often in Washington among both military and civilian personnel who have returned from foreign duty. After having enjoyed the resorts of the * rich in Europe or the attendance of pittance-paid servants in the Orient, irritation and discontent overcomes, them as hey “ resume their places among their, fellow citizens. Their dollars, when spent af home, won’t pay for vacation ' ' sojourns quite so elaborate as they may have experienced abroad, nor will they stretch to cover the employment of household staffs on which to unload many of the daily chores of living.
“You hould have seen the setup we.had in Gerqfany 1” . !
“living in Jjpan was wonderful because of the servants and now we hope we can get assigned to 'Europe soon.” . Comments such as these are frequent iiii Washington, where many families must .try to get back to earth after their pleasant exile. .Obviously, the attitude is nof universal. Many American citizens • ^are serving in military and civil
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